Art
Studio 360
Taking on the Great Doodle Dare
Friday, October 31, 2014
Alison Bechdel started an incomplete doodle and challenged listeners to complete it. How have doodlers responded?
The Leonard Lopate Show
'Nightcrawler' Is a Thriller Set in LA's Seedy Underbelly
Friday, October 31, 2014
Director Dan Gilroy and his brother and co-writer Tony Gilroy, talk about their new film, which follows a crime reporter chasing stories in LA's nocturnal underbelly.
Studio 360
Zola Jesus’ Pop Reconstruction
Friday, October 31, 2014
The songwriter who performs under the name Zola Jesus is only 25, but for her sixth album, Taiga, she felt ready to turn from her gloomy, Goth-inflected rock to more upbeat, epic pop.
Studio 360
Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
Thursday, October 30, 2014
R.L. Stine extends his shelf-life again. Plus, great tunes from T-Pain, Taylor, and Aphex Twin.
NYPR Archives & Preservation
Resist Much, Obey Little
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Galway Kinnell reads Whitman on the eve of the 2003 Iraq War. Kinnell died this week at the age of 87.
Fishko Files
Isle of the Dead
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Sara Fishko relates the story of "Isle of The Dead" --a dark, mysterious 19th century painting that captivated a whole generation.
Studio 360
Doodle Dare: Superheroes Among Us
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
For Studio 360's Doodle Dare, Alison Bechdel started an image — you must finish it. And several artists have turned her girl in distress into a dragon-wrestling, high-flying superhero.
WNYC News
Landmarks Commission Saves East Village Synagogue
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
WNYC
It only took nearly 50 years to do so.
Soundcheck
Moby's Post-Apocalyptic Dream
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Step inside the audio-visual world of Moby's cult-inhabited, post-apocalyptic America.
Soundcheck
Moby's Post-Apocalyptic Photography; That Was A Hit?!? On Little Stevie Wonder; Twin Peaks Plays Live
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Moby discusses his new photography exhibit. Looking at the unlikely success of Little Stevie Wonder's first No. 1 hit. Adult Jazz performs in the Soundcheck studio.
The Leonard Lopate Show
'Found' the Musical Is Based on Lost Notes and Messages
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
The co-writer and two stars of "Found" talk about creating a musical based Davy Rothbart's popular Found magazine and books.
NYPR Archives & Preservation
Norbert Wiener: The Conscientious Gadgeteer
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
WNYC
Are we mindless gadget idolators?
Studio 360
Tommy Wiseau, World's Worst Director, Has a New TV Show
Monday, October 27, 2014
The Neighbors is terrible — and not in a good way.
WNYC News
An Indian Master Gets First US Museum Show
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Works by abstract painter V.S. Gaitonde are at the Guggenheim Museum.
WNYC News
The Fashion of Death
Saturday, October 25, 2014
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum explores the cultural implications of mourning fashions from 1815 to 1915.
The Takeaway
The Takeaway Weekender: The New Age of National Security, Nixon's 'Paranoia,' and a Folk Singer's Slow Fade
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Welcome to The Takeaway Weekender!
The Takeaway
Lost Chapter of Black History Resurrected
Friday, October 24, 2014
The Museum of Modern Art recently discovered and restored the earliest surviving feature-length film with a black cast, from 1913. It premieres this week.
WNYC News
Why Comedies Get Theater Audiences but not Awards
Friday, October 24, 2014
Two theater critics debate which plays are funny, which are not, and why they are often overlooked.
The Takeaway
Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
Friday, October 24, 2014
Every Friday, Sean Rameswaram, a producer with Studio 360 and host of the Sideshow podcast, rounds up the week in internet phenomena.
The Takeaway
Today's Takeaways: Ebola Tests NYC, A Window Into Black Film History, and Nixon's Paranoia
Friday, October 24, 2014
The Takeaway explores New York City's response to the Ebola virus, a new exhibit that reveals a lost chapter of black history, and a new web series about President Nixon.
